During weeks of negotiations, the Trump administration pushed back at what it saw as attempt to limit the executive branch's ability to unilaterally ease sanctions, making the case that it limits USA leverage in attempts to impact Russian behavior and build a better relationship with Putin.

Russia's action, outlined in a statement from the Foreign Ministry, came a day after the Senate voted for new sanctions against Russian Federation, putting President Donald Trump in a tough position by forcing him to take a hard line on Moscow or veto the legislation and anger the Republican Party, Reuters reported.

Pulwama: Two Hizbul Mujahidin militants were killed in a brief encounter at Tahab village in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Sunday morning. Though the identity and group affiliation of the slain militants has not been ascertained yet, Jammu and Kashmir DGP SP Vaid told news agency, "Initial reports indicate they are from Hizb-ul-Mujahideen"....

Friday prayer services passed with relative quiet after the metal detectors and security cameras were removed from the Temple Mount. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced Israel and called on Muslims to "protect" Jerusalem. Abbas has not been clear on whether he was restoring security coordination with Israel, which he had broken off...

This would have meant that Vice President Mike Pence would have been called in to break the tie, and the bill would have passed. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and others continued to work on the skinny repeal effort all day Thursday.

The missile test came a day after the U.S. Senate approved a package of sanctions on North Korea , Russia and Iran. One of two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber is seen from a refueling aircraft during a mission to fly in the vicinity of Kyushu, Japan , the East China Sea, and the Korean peninsula June 20, 2017.

It is aimed at punishing Moscow for interfering in the 2016 USA presidential election and for its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria, where the Kremlin has backed President Bashar Assad. The new package of sanctions aims to hit President Vladimir Putin and his inner circle by targeting alleged corrupt officials, human rights abusers and cruci...

The White House says President Donald Trump will sign legislation implementing tough new financial sanctions against Russian Federation. The White House has given mixed messages about whether Trump will sign the legislation at a time when his presidential campaign is under investigation over possible collusion with Moscow .

Remember, a heat wave consists of three consecutive days where the high temperature reaches 90 degrees or higher. Friday will not be as hot as Tuesday-Thursday as there will be more numerous clouds along with showers and thunderstorms. Delightfully sunny and dry after two days of damp and gray. Skies will remain mostly clear to partly cloudy ...

Senator Mark Warner, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and a member of the Senate Banking Committee said, "This bill passed with overwhelming majorities in both the Senate and the House, sending a strong message to Vladimir Putin that attacks on our democracy will not be tolerated.

He refused to testify against the now-ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 1999 after General Musharraf staged a coup, landing himself in a military jail. Born into a Kashmiri family of industrialists in Lahore on Dec 25, 1949, Mr Sharif studied law at Punjab University and worked in the family business before going into politics in the Pakista...

We have rights to him in our league. La Galaxy were reported to have bid for the Swede - whose former clubs include Barcelona, Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain - last March. "And we spent because of what happened to Zlatan and we can not allow ourselves to be without an important, strong striker for the first six months o...

The family said it "opposes all forms of violence, by Palestinians and Israelis alike". Azaria claimed he acted out of fear that Sharif might have been wearing an explosive vest but the judges said his motive was "revenge". The March 2016 shooting in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron was caught on video by a rights group and spread widely o...

The four countries also highlighted the importance of Qatar complying with the 13 demands previously listed in order to achieve security on the regional and worldwide levels. Also, Qatari expatriates were expelled from their countries. Qatar rejects the list as an affront to its sovereignty, but has vowed to combat terrorism financing and in rece...

Veteran House Republican Tom Cole said he thought there were "a number" of other Republican senators who were uncomfortable with the Senate's healthcare legislation but were able to vote "yes" knowing McCain's vote would kill it. Their definition of skinny, however, is evolving and could change many times before they pass a bill - if they pass a bi...

Scaramucci responded on Twitter after Lizza's piece was published was published, saying he will "refrain" from using colorful language "in this arena" and that he made the made the mistake of trusting a reporter. - Donald J. Trump (@ realDonaldTrump ) July 28, 2017 ...and a Great Leader. "I will continue to serve as a strong supporter of the pre...

The new package of sanctions aims to hit President Vladimir Putin and his inner circle by targeting alleged corrupt officials, human rights abusers and crucial sectors of the Russian economy, including weapons sales and energy exports. It is aimed at punishing Moscow for interfering in the 2016 US presidential election and for its military aggr...

Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto C. Abella, in a statement yesterday, reiterated this, saying: "The Administration vowed to intensify the drug campaign". A policeman was also wounded in an explosion in one of the locations but the lawman was already out of danger, he said. Meanwhile, Espino said with Parojinog's death, Central Visayas will now b...

The wait is nearly over for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and even though most of the details of the handset have already leaked out into the public domain, we're still getting a steady trickle of info about what we can expect to see on August 23 .

A ballistic missile was sacked by a US Air Force plane and intercepted over the Pacific by a THAAD system in Kodiak, Alaska, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said Sunday, describing the test as "successful". North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Hwasong-14 being lauched at an undisclosed place in North Korea, July 28, 2017. THA...

Police then arrested the attacker. One of the group was injured while they were overpowering the attacker, who was then arrested by police. And yet, the New York Times has confirmed that the attacker was well known to German police as a "recently radicalized Islamist" with "psychological problems".

Kirkpatrick and her husband were reportedly in the national forest Friday to retrieve a motorcycle that had broken down on a trail Thursday. Kirkpatrick's husband continued looking for her for several hours before notifying law enforcement around 4:30 p.m.